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... clear'd , or any Duty of Religion rationally accounted for , or affectionately and advantagiously recommended ; if in fhort , you find either your Head inlightned , or your Heart warmed and put into a quicker Motion by any thing offer'd ...
... clear'd , or any Duty of Religion rationally accounted for , or affectionately and advantagiously recommended ; if in fhort , you find either your Head inlightned , or your Heart warmed and put into a quicker Motion by any thing offer'd ...
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... clear and evi- dent , muft yet be fet down , if ' twere only for the fake of Method and Order , and to lay a Bottom for what is to be further built upon those Princi- ples . And accordingly the Love of God being the fundamental ...
... clear and evi- dent , muft yet be fet down , if ' twere only for the fake of Method and Order , and to lay a Bottom for what is to be further built upon those Princi- ples . And accordingly the Love of God being the fundamental ...
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... clear and certain , that God only is to be loved , if God be the only proper Object of our Love ; and ' tis as clear , that he is the only proper Object of our Love , if he only be our Good ; and ' tis as clear that he only is our Good ...
... clear and certain , that God only is to be loved , if God be the only proper Object of our Love ; and ' tis as clear , that he is the only proper Object of our Love , if he only be our Good ; and ' tis as clear that he only is our Good ...
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... clear that he only does fo , if he be the only true Cause of all our Pleasure , of all those grateful Senfa- tions whereof we are confcious , and wherewith we are affected . I fay , if he be : But here lies the Point to be debated . And ...
... clear that he only does fo , if he be the only true Cause of all our Pleasure , of all those grateful Senfa- tions whereof we are confcious , and wherewith we are affected . I fay , if he be : But here lies the Point to be debated . And ...
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... clear and full Evidence Yet this is neither the only , nor the greatest de- fect of this Conclufion . For as there is no fuffi- cient Reason for it , so there is plain incontestable Reason against it . Had our late Improvers of Science ...
... clear and full Evidence Yet this is neither the only , nor the greatest de- fect of this Conclufion . For as there is no fuffi- cient Reason for it , so there is plain incontestable Reason against it . Had our late Improvers of Science ...
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Page 125 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort ; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Page 182 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 32 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Page 205 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Page 125 - For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life...
Page 102 - Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.
Page 202 - Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 201 - Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and done despite unto the spirit of grace?
Page 113 - When my mind sallies out into a multitude of thoughts, and those thoughts make me sad and heavy, anxious and solicitous, as presenting to my view my own weakness and infirmity, and the universal vanity of all those seeming props and stays, upon which my deluded soul was apt to lean ; the many great calamities of life, and the much greater terrors of death ; the known miseries of the present state, and the darkness and uncertainty of the future ; still urging me with fresh arguments of sorrow, and...
Page 184 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate -, Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.